Re: Overlay with 2 display files used by 2 different pgms

I have a similar situation I am trying to do.

I have a display file that currently has screens S1, S2 and S3 setup.
I created 2 new screens, SUBFILE (which uses SFLCTL) and HEADER.  SUBFILE
and HEADER work well together.  Header is the title information for the 
SUBFILE fields.

What I am attempting to do, now, is to display screen S1 and overlay PART
of the screen with the HEADER and SUBFILE.  So far, no luck.

I understand OVERLAY, in that the entire display is not going to be erased
when I display this screen.  But S1 is still being erased in it's entirety
before the header and subfile are displayed.

I am trying this by simply doing a '5' in SDA on the display file and entering
the format names to display (SUBFILE with HEADER and S1 as additional record
formats, then S1 with Header and Subfile record formats, etc...) but I either
see S1 and nothing else, or the Subfile and Header but no S1.

What do I need to do to get these all on the screen at the same time?  As it
looks I am going to have to break S1 into 3 different record formats.  The
header portion, the part I am overlaying (which if I'm not displaying the 
subfile
I want to show up) and the footer.

Does anyone else have a suggestion?

Regards,

Jim Langston

Charlie Massoglia wrote:
> 
> One alternative is to specify KEEP in the first display file and ASSUME and
> OVERLAY in the second display file.  Another is to specify SHARE(*YES) on
> the CRTDSPF, CHGDSPF, or OVRDSPF command.
> 
> Charles L.Massoglia, President
> Massoglia Technical Consulting, Inc.
> cmassoglia@voyager.net
> In MI 517-676-9700 or in NC 919-363-9395
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "nan pat" <seedrp@hotmail.com>
> To: <RPG400-L@midrange.com>
> Sent: Thursday, 12 April, 2001 15:39
> Subject: Overlay with 2 display files used by 2 different pgms
> 
> > hi
> >
> > I have a Prg which does an EXFMT and based on some condition I call
> another
> > program which does an EXFMT of another display file .However , I want the
> > second display file to overlay on the first with out erasing
> > anything..........
> >
> > Presently , when the second prg is called , the first screen is erased
> > fully.though I am using the overlay keyword.
> >
> > I got the result i wanted when i used only one rpg program and only one
> > display file , with overlay keyword.
> >
> > But somehow, Iam not getting the result when iam using 2 prg and 2 files
> >
> > I tried using , KEEP keyword and RSTDSP(*YES) , but i cd not get result
> >
> > can anybody throw light on it
> >
> > regards
> >
> > nan
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